When asked how far engineers had done towards creating artificial intelligence(AI),Stephen W. Hawking replied: Once humans develop artificial intelligence, it would take off on its own. It will redesign itself at an ever increasing rate. Humans, who are limited by slow biological evolution, couldn't compete with them. We would be replaced.”
In my view, the late Cambridge professor is wrong because there are strong grounds for believing that computers will never copy all human cognitive abilities. AI has historically failed to copy human mentality, and it will continue to fail. Three fundamental problems explain why.
First, computers lack true understanding. A US philosopher John Searle proposes how a computer program can appear to understand Chinese stories by responding to questions, but fail to truly understand anything of the interaction.
Second, computers lack consciousness. Some researchers hold if a robot experiences a conscious sensation as it interacts with the world, consciousness will exist in everything everywhere：in the cup of tea I am drinking, in the seat that I am sitting on. But does everything in this world have souls or minds? If we reject this idea, we must reject machine consciousness
Lastly, computers lack mathematical insight. Can the human mind be completely realized by mere computations
my role as an Al expert on the International Committee for Robot Arms Control.I am particularly concerned by the potential development of robotic weapons systems. These systems can engage themselves in military action without human instruction. This is because current AI is not similar to human intelligence. When fighting against each other, poorly designed autonomous systems have the potential to make the situations worse rapidly. Such systems can exhibit true artificial stupidity.
It is possible to agree that AI may pose an existential threat to humanity, but it will never become more intelligent than us.
Once humans develop artificial intelligence, it would take off on its own.
一旦人类开始开发人工智能，那人工智能就会独立快速发展起来。
AI has historically failed to copy human mentality, and it will continue to fail.
以前人工智能未能复制人类的智能，以后它也照样不会成功。
if a robot experiences a conscious sensation as it interacts with the world, consciousness will exist in everything everywhere.
如果当机器人与世界互动时，它都能体验到意识的存在，那万事万物就都有意识了。
These systems can engage themselves in military action without human instruction.
这些系统能在人类没有发出指令的情况下，擅自/独自参与军事行动。
AI may pose an existential threat to humanity, but it will never become more intelligent than us.
也许人工智能将给人类的生存构成威胁，但它永远不会比人类更富有智慧/更聪明、智慧。